Total Crime Rate

423.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 423.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 53.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.0 10/10
  • Other theft 35.9 10/10
  • Public order 32.2 10/10
  • Burglary 16.5 10/10
  • Robbery 11.0 9/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.9 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Great Central Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Great Central Street (LE1 4ND) in the last 12 months was 423.7 per 1,000 residents and was 173.3% higher than the Abbey average (155.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 131 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 181 (≈ 166.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Central Street (LE1 4ND), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 413 crimes here, including 91 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Great Central Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/95)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highcross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Castle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Castle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Castle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Castle Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friars Causeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Friars Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Friars Causeway Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Friars Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Circle Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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